IE 7 to be Released This Summer

[cardude2004]

IE 7 is going to be released this summer. It should be good, I will install it when it comes out.

IE7 due this summer

Microsoft vows to tighten security by releasing a beefed-up browser before the next update of Windows.
February 15, 2005

SAN FRANCISCO ‑ Hoping to shore up the shaky faith in the security of its browser, Microsoft said Tuesday it will launch a new, more secure version of Internet Explorer this summer and will give away antivirus protection to consumers.



Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates announced the moves at the 14th annual RSA security conference, where his words were greeted with skepticism by many members of a crowd packed with middle-aged security pros. The release of the browser would come before the next update of Windows, due out next year.

“Our primary goal is to improve security and safety for all our customers—consumers and businesses, regardless of size—through a balance of technology innovation, guidance, and industry leadership,” said Mr. Gates.

The release of IE7 would mark the first upgrade to the browser since the company released Windows XP in October 2001. IE6 has been plagued by critical vulnerabilities that have helped to drive more than 20 million users to the open-source Mozilla Firefox browser.

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In addition to the new Internet Explorer, Mr. Gates declared he would give the company’s consumer anti-spyware software away for free. In December, Microsoft acquired Giant Company Security, an anti-spyware software maker, and 21 days later released a test version of its new product.



But the keynote speech did little to quell the fears of some audience members. “He said the same thing last year,” said security expert Davi Ottenheimer, who runs network security at retailer West Marine.



Startups like Webroot, Intermute, and Enigma Software Group have jumped to bridge the security gap. Ed English, the CEO of Intermute, said he was untroubled by Microsoft’s entry into the anti-spyware market, citing technical bugs. “It’s an immature product,” he said.



But small anti-spyware vendors aren’t the only ones in trouble after today’s announcement. Take GreenBorder Technologies, for example. The company builds software that isolates everything that comes in from the Internet to prevent users from inadvertently downloading malicious software. It puts up a green-colored border around Internet Explorer to alert users that their software is securing their Internet experience.



Even if Microsoft can deliver protection from phishing and spyware in its next release of Internet Explorer, users will be far from secure. One thing is certain: as long as Microsoft dominates the desktop, its software will be the target of digital attackers, which will open new opportunities for innovative startups.

Source - http://www.redherring.com/Article.aspx?a=11282&hed=IE7+due+this+summer&sector=Profiles&subsector=Companies


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[Sage]

I'm cautiously optimistic that they'll at least fix some of their CSS bugs (I have no hope for true CSS2.1/3 support), but I'm also prepared to be disappointed – it sounds like it's going to be a big security patch more than anything. The fact that it's going to be a standalone browser intrigues me though…

 

[cjrciadt]

It better be damn good. IE6 is only used on my pc for Windows Update nothing else. It has much catching up to be used as my #1 browser again.

 

[Event]

I hope IE7 will support Alpha transparency. I'm tired of IE users saying my avatars look like crap!

 

[CDailey]

I'll use it if it's better than Firefox. Like that will happen.

 

[Iceman]

Micorsoft better make this a lot better than IE6, namely tabbed browsing and better security, in order for me to switch from firefox.

 

[Matrixhasu77]

I think I'll stick with Firefox... I can't go back to Internet Explorer after using Firefox for almost a year and a half now. It would be nice to see Internet Explorer's CSS support improved though.

 

[Blackbird.]

Only if it's better than Firefox in most aspects. Highly unlikely.

 

[toyomatt84]

Another product I expect to not download from M$.

 

[VT]

I'll probably end up downloading it and installing it to see for myself how much better it is, but after that I will more than likely only use it for windows updates.

Of course thats barring some sort of cataclysmic revelation by the M$ programmers that IE is crap and decided to actually improve it.

Speaking of which - I wonder how many M$ programmers actually use IE?

 

[cardude2004]

Micorsoft better make this a lot better than IE6, namely tabbed browsing and better security, in order for me to switch from firefox.

I hope it is not tabbed. I don't like tabbed browsers. I like it better when every window of your browser shows up on the taskbar. I hope the interface doesn't look too different from the current IE interface. I like the way it looks now. The new IE will be better than Firefox because the current IE is better than Firefox. If the new IE will be better than the current version of IE, then it will be better than Firefox.

 

[Sage]

Yeech… No browser on the face of this Earth requires that you use tabs – every single browser that supports tabs also allows you to disable them.

 

[sUn]

I hope it is not tabbed. I don't like tabbed browsers. I like it better when every window of your browser shows up on the taskbar. I hope the interface doesn't look too different from the current IE interface. I like the way it looks now. The new IE will be better than Firefox because the current IE is better than Firefox. If the new IE will be better than the current version of IE, then it will be better than Firefox.

Somebody is very mis-informed, and no, the current IE is junk compared to Firefox. 👍

 

[Shannon]

I hope they at least implement decent CSS support. I'm getting tired of writing an extra thousand lines of hacks for IE to display it right. Other than that, the only thing I could hope for is that they remove that huge pile of **** they call ActiveX. 99.9% of IE's security flaws are thanks to that. 👎

Somebody is very mis-informed, and no, the current IE is junk compared to Firefox. 👍

Somebody needs to stop trolling the damn thread. Cardude obviously prefers IE. It gets annoying when an IE thread comes up and 75% of the posts are Firefox propaganda...

 

[Race Idiot]

Other than that, the only thing I could hope for is that they remove that huge pile of **** they call ActiveX. 99.9% of IE's security flaws are thanks to that. 👎

They won't though, mainly because it's used in many web-based products. Here at work there are umpteen different systems that use active X to connect to them and view them. So I doubt they will remove it, although I agree it being a big security flaw. Unfortunately it seems it's a widely adopted big security flaw, but I can't seeing them dropping it.